Heartlight has published over 4,000 articles for Christians seeking to follow Jesus in everyday life.Written to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles, these articles remain fully searchable and freely available. While Heartlight is no longer publishing new articles, this library continues to serve as an active, enduring resource to help people live for Jesus.
by Phillip Morrison · Acts 2:38 · Death · Salvation · Fellowship
Phillip Morrison reminds us in the shadow of Independence Day about the many inconsistencies when principles are first applied, yet he also urges us to be patient and gracious and open to the needs of all people.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 1:3 · Jesus · Easter · Resurrection
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus touching a man with leprosy and focuses on how Jesus' touch and word of command make clean and redeem this man who was left alone to die, abandoned by everyone and everything in his world.
by Phil Ware · John 9:1
Phil Ware finishes his series on "The Andrew Effect" about connecting people with Jesus by reminding us how Jesus viewed people.
by Phillip Morrison · Deuteronomy 24:17 · Refresh · Refugees
Phillip Morrison is back as our conscience asking us about how we sort through the refugee crisis in Syria and what are we going to do about it.
by Stacy Voss · 1 Corinthians 11:24 · Infidelity
Stacy Voss shares the parallel between a house burned by a nearby car and the destruction in her life because of infidelity and divorce.
by Bill Brant · Ezekiel 34:10 · Leadership
As a leader, whether political, military, or religious, you are responsible for your people. If you do not take care of, feed, heal and attend to their welfare, they will become enslaved to others and you will be held accountable for their capture and con
by Phil Ware · Matthew 17:20
Phil Ware continues his series called 'Saved at Sea' with his fourth message on life's most important question, 'What sort of man is this?'
by Tim Archer · 1 Peter 5:5 · Humility
You may be rich or powerful or beautiful or famous or extremely talented. But when you come to God, you take all that off. You humble yourself and say to him, “Have mercy on me, a sinner.”
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 12:1 · Integrity
Phil Ware finishes up his series on Nehemiah and emphasizes the importance of leaders being people of integrity.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:13 · Compassion
Phil Ware shares more of his recent trip to Fortaleza, Brazil with Compassion International and the Nerd Herd to visit Compassion sites, projects, children, and churches.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 5:21 · Sexuality
Phil Ware continues his series called 50 shades of grace that focuses on the intimacy between a husband and wife in marriage.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 1:26 · Sexuality
Phil Ware begins a seven week series of posts called Fifty Shades of Grace and will focus on Scripture and the Bible and God and the holy plan for fulfillment and sexuality in Scripture.
by Patrick D. Odum · Colossians 3:1 · Sexuality
Patrick Odum writes about 50 Shades of Grey and reminds us to think carefully about our participation and expectation of the movie and our sexuality.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Peter 1:5
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the real missing link in so many great athletes, politicians, and business leaders is integrity and character.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 11:2
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the Christian virtue of humility, which is not thinking less of ourself, but thinking of ourself less.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Transformation
Rubel Shelly uses John Wooden as an example and a great quote on the need to focus on doing today what we can do and make the little changes each day that get us closer to our goal.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 3:10 · Guilt
Phil Ware uses a traffic incident and a crazy, cursing woman to help him make a point about blaming others rather than owning our sin and asking forgiveness for it through confession.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 2:1 · Sagrada Familia
Phil Ware finishes the third in a series of posts that focus on the 2014 July mission trip to Lima, Peru and Sagrada Familia children's home and he focuses on the last day of saying good bye and welcoming new children into the family of God.
by Phil Ware · Acts 13:1 · Mission
Phil Ware continues his 3 series of articles on Sagrada Familia in Lima, Peru and talks about the need to change missions occasionally for the sake of a grander goal and greater return.
by Tim Archer · Luke 18:10 · Salvation
Jesus wants to remind us that performing a series of religious acts doesn't make us right with God. Our attitude matters. What the Bible calls "the heart." While men look at the outside, God looks at the heart.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · 1 Corinthians 13:13 · Dream · Dogs
Teresa draws a parallel between what we can learn from our dogs and what we can learn from Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 22:1 · Jesus
Phil Ware begins a series of 5 messages on Inviting Jesus to church; this one focuses on not making the message of Jesus boring.
by Mark Frost · Deuteronomy 8:17 · Interim Ministry
Mark Frost of http://www.interimministrypartners.com shares part two on the journey through the wilderness during the interim and how God is preparing his people for great things.
by Phillip Morrison · 1 Corinthians 15:3 · Jesus
Phillip Morrison reminds us of the importance of the last week of Jesus' life.
by Rick Brown · John 20:1 · Easter
Rick Brown reminds us what is important about the clothes we wear on Easter and that Jesus appeared to Mary as a gardener.